Irish Sunday Mirror

WIL FINDS A WAY

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when Lucas Joao played in George Boyd, who darted into the penalty area to fire a shot across keeper Ben Alnwick and into the net.

A downbeat Luhukay said: “It is frustratin­g. Ten minutes before the end of the game we are in a good position but we didn’t have a good moment in extra time.

“We thought we had the three points but we have only one. I think we can clear the situation before the ball comes in. The consequenc­e is that Bolton get the goal and the draw.”

Trotters manager Phil Parkinson insisted: “I think we deserved at least a point. The way we played was excellent.

“You can’t fault the lads’ determinat­ion to get back Possession 54% 46% Shots On Target 2 5 Shots Off Target 8 3 Blocked Shots 1 2 Corners 2 4 Fouls Conceded 9 12 Offsides 1 4 Yellow Cards 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 into the game, I think it was huge. Away from home at any level is tough. We’ve drawn the last three now.

“There’s a new-found resilience on our travels.

“We had to dig deep at Norwich for a 0-0 draw last month – and the last few games we’ve gone up a level. You could see the belief growing as the game went on.”

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